THE ENGLISH team Old Ampleforth Rugby Club will be touring Trinidad from tomorrow until September 8, on the invitation of top local outfit Stag Trinidad Northern.
The Ampleforth club, who are the top “Old Boys” team in the Surrey League, will be facing Northern on Saturday, from 3 pm, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s Training Field in Mucurapo, and a President’s XV at the Queen’s Park Oval on September 6, also starting at 3 pm. Ampleforth College, where the team originates, is one of the top rugby schools in the United Kingdom and ex-England captain Lawrence Delaglio began his career at the institute.
In related news, Paul Slinger, captain of an unbeaten Northern XV in the 1960s will be coming in from Grenada to attend the match, while an invitation has also been issued for members of all rugby clubs to view the two contests.
Source: www.newsday.co.tt